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Rising costs, red tape and market fluctuations all spell more stress for German farmer Michael Schneller. He loves growing cereals, rapeseed and sugar beet on his 125-hectare farm in Niddatal-Assenheim near Frankfurt. But he and other farmers feel that increasing pressure is making the job intolerable. "I am a farmer in heart and soul," says Schneller, but adds that he would want to see more relief and a "commitment to agriculture," otherwise there is a risk that farmers will quit and sell up, a
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in protest against the far-right party Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, in recent days. Legal scholars are discussing whether the party can be banned. Political leaders are warning of a fundamental threat to society.
Farmers' protests have a long tradition in Germany. And today again, there are deliberate attempts by right-wing extremists to use farmers' anger for their own ends.